used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I felt awful sorry for him now that I knew about his history.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyway, I was glad that his people liked him and missed him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And I wished that he had never come near me, but got away into the mountains.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading I felt awful sorry for him now that I knew about his history.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
blamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And I wished that he had never come near me, but got away into the mountains.
CAMP-FIRE
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From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And I wished that he had never come near me, but got away into the mountains.
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
Donnelle
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From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt awful sorry for him now that I knew about his history.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I felt awful sorry for him now that I knew about his history.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Anyway, I was glad that his people liked him and missed him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And I wished that he had never come near me, but got away into the mountains.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
Hasbrook's
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From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And I wished that he had never come near me, but got away into the mountains.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I felt awful sorry for him now that I knew about his history.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading I felt awful sorry for him now that I knew about his history.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt awful sorry for him now that I knew about his history.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I felt awful sorry for him now that I knew about his history.
set down according to a plan
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
leopardnounUS /ˈlepərd/
the pelt of a leopard
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Anyway, I was glad that his people liked him and missed him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I wished that he had never come near me, but got away into the mountains.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Anyway, I was glad that his people liked him and missed him.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading And I wished that he had never come near me, but got away into the mountains.
a form of address for a man
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading And I wished that he had never come near me, but got away into the mountains.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And I wished that he had never come near me, but got away into the mountains.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I felt awful sorry for him now that I knew about his history.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Anyway, I was glad that his people liked him and missed him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
in the near future
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I felt awful sorry for him now that I knew about his history.
stallnounUS /stɔːl/
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
stallsnounUS /stɔːlz/
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt awful sorry for him now that I knew about his history.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anyway, I was glad that his people liked him and missed him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE As soon as we got the leopard into Mr. Hasbrook’s barn, we made a hay bed in one of the stalls and laid him there.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading And I wished that he had never come near me, but got away into the mountains.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harry Donnelle held the lantern into the stall and he looked so helpless lying there, with his feet tied together and grass and dirt all over him and the fly paper on his face, that I kind of blamed myself.
